Skull: The Mask
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| Directed by | Armando Fonseca Kapel Furman |
| Written by | Armando Fonseca Kapel Furman |
| Starring | Natallia Rodrigues Wilton Andrade Ricardo Gelli Guta Ruiz Greta Antoine Tristan Aronovich Ivo Müller |
| Music by | Fernando Arruda |
Production companies | Fantaspoa Produções Boccato Productions |
| Distributed by | Raven Banner Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Brazil United States |
Skull: The Mask (Portuguese: Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá) is a 2020 slasher film written and directed by Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman. The film stars Natallia Rodrigues as a detective investigating the ancient mask of Anhangá—a vassal of a pre-Columbian god—who is incarnated and embarks on a sacrificial killing spree. The film is an international co-production of Brazil and the United States.[2]
Skull: The Mask premiered digitally as part of the Chattanooga Film Festival on May 22, 2020.[3]
Cast
- Natallia Rodrigues as Beatriz Obdias[3]
- Wilton Andrade as Manco Ramirez
- Ricardo Gelli as Padre Vasco Magno
- Guta Ruiz as Galvani Volta
- Greta Antoine as Lilah
- Tristan Aronovich as Nobuto
- Ivo Müller as Tack Waelder
- Rurik Jr. as Skull
Release
In 2018, Cinestate acquired the rights to distribute Skull: The Mask in the United States through the Fangoria label.[4][5]
Skull: The Mask premiered digitally on May 22, 2020 as part of the 7th annual Chattanooga Film Festival.[1][3][6][7] The festival took place online as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Reception
Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting called the film "a gloriously carnage-fueled horror movie nestled deep within a messy web of entangled plot threads. A lot of it doesn't work, but it's hard to be too upset about a film that brings an insane amount of gore and intriguing new monster mythology to the table."[3] Screen Anarchy's Andrew Mack praised the film's gore as "fantastic" and "top notch", though he noted: "It feels like two separate films were made then there was an attempt to edit them together and make a cohesive whole."[9]
References
- ^ a b "CFF 2020 Features". Chattanooga Film Festival. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (16 May 2020). "Ventana Sur's Blood Window Aims to Frighten at Cannes Film Market". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Mack, Andrew (21 May 2018). "Fantaspoa 2018: Cinestate Acquires Skull - The Mask From FantasMercado Market". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Finotti, Ivan (6 February 2019). "Monstro voador aterroriza a zona leste de São Paulo na gravação de filme de terror" [Flying monster terrorizes the east side of São Paulo in the shooting of a horror film]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Miska, Brad (13 May 2020). "Get Hyped, the Online Version of the Chattanooga Film Festival Is Jam-Packed With Awesome Films and Events". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Millican, Josh (22 May 2020). "Batsh*t Crazy Trailer for Skull: The Mask Now Screening at Chattanooga Film Fest Digital Edition". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Gullickson, Brad (18 May 2020). "Chattanooga Film Festival Goes Virtual and They're Bringing Ice-T, Ernest Dickerson, and Joe Dante". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Mack, Andrew (24 May 2020). "Chattanooga 2020 Review: Skull: The Mask (Skull: A Mascara de Anhanga), Blood And Gore Brings Joy to Your Heart, Before Ripping it Out". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.